Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1887-08-04
....1r Failing Oft in Louisiaaa's in
duStry.
rso nnties Levied in this Country and
Others.
mar and Molasses the Chief Sources
# Ppyenue-Downward Tendency
of Priees-Chief Switzler's
Figures.

q. ,sulyGroN, July 29.-The chief OF
5ureau of statistics, Col Switzler.
;-sped quarterly report which con
';,s among other things tables IN re-
-sr8 to sugar aud molasses, showing the
oorts and exports of these articles
me- 1879; their production IN the Uni
a States and foreign countries for a
.,,.s of years; the present tariff rates,
Loading commercial countries and tho
mort duties imposed by various coun-
ss on sugar. 1t appears from these
lls, that the value OF imports of sugar
!. 7eqged from AIS per cent. of the val
tSrtiable imports in 1925 to 19 per
b. 81 such Imports in 1875, and the
b. con has Sgetuated from 4.i5 per
b. me. TeHstoms dnties collected on
6nt OF d. 'dauiise ia 1925 to 2S.G per
il .,ao, a,g' in 1885. Whils in 1856, y
fn' 'n,'e Sf IN G pstoms duties collected
h 'eu., l - waS derived froLn sugar
4 u. o.losses tho value of these arr 'cies
rio only 10 per ceut. of the vail e
/ !, ,,',- Of iii merchandise aud 20 per
En- Of the value Of dutiable imp orted
Il srcAaudise'
II 4 table is given showing the leading
,r,cr- of our customs revenue in order
A magnitude for a series of years. Sugar
Il molasses comprise our leading source
Il avenue OF the duties collected on
4 s-ehandise in $50 amounting to about
II 100000, 81 per cent. thereof was
y Noted on sugar and molasses. Mann
II ,nrers of wool stand next IN order as a
Il 5,ce of revenue, the duty collected
a s-esp amounting during the same year
N "A Der cent of all duties collected ON
buchandise,
II The highest annual average speeihc
h. of duty collected on sugar was IN
- when it amounted TO 3.8 cents per
&o1pd and the lowest annual average
Epeei6c rate of duty was in 1861. when
II amounted to "a cent per pound. The
Il ,hest annual average foreign cost of
49, per pound was in 1886 when it was
Ii II cents per pound, and the lowest an
II ngl average cost was in 1885 when it was
b cents per pound. The foreign prices
II sugar have been tending downward
@nce 1851, largely caused by the worlds
@nu5aaed production,
Il Interesting data are given in regard to
Nle sugar product of this and other coun-
Dr., and of the origin and growth of the
@ugar indurtry in Louisiana. The sugar
&n1Ustry Of Louisiana had its most pros
porous period just prior to the civil wer.
Since 1861 the industry has languished,
D boz having recovered from the disastrous
dsCts of the war, Then again, the
#agt.y increased sugar production, not
#1ly Of cane producing, countries, but
M The beet producing countries of
encouraged by large bounties,
%haye rendered it difficult for the produc,
IT. IN our country to compete successful
! with them in our sugar markets. Dur
Eilg 'he period just prior to the war, we
@lrd1ced about one fourth of the sugar
Econsuued in the country; during the
last calendar year, however, our consump
Hilton Of sugar of all kinds, including cane
beef. maple, sorghum, etc, amounted to
n l5I0)o tons of which we produced only
one tenth
4 a statement is presented of the esti-
ha'a5 consumption of sugar per capita
o' series of years in the United States
4 e'eat Britain, Germany, France and
ESTlzerland, from which it appears that
n le consumption in Great Britain was
VI il the United States G33;in Switzer.
lana al.3; in France 245: ard in Germany
pounds per capita.
Sugar has been favorlte source OF
. 't'enGe. Many If the countries from
3aich 1t is exported impose high rate OF
n l-'y upon IT. while those into which it i:
h ported have as general rule, impos
4 y alsh import duties. Tables are giver
Il ion which 1T appears that the leading
] .g1mtrcal nations with the exception o.
afsst Britain, which is a free trade ma
] gl' impose higher rates of duty upsr
] Tug" than the United States.